FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LENSX LASER SYSTEM

MDR report key: 6182831 · Received December 16, 2016

Report

Report Number
3008772169-2016-00845
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 16, 2016
Date of Event
December 6, 2016
Report Date
March 30, 2017
Manufacturer
ALCON LENSX, INC.
Product Code
OOE
PMA / PMN Number
K101626
Removal / Correction Number
NA
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
ID, US
Reporter Occupation
HEALTH PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

CORRECTED INFORMATION PROVIDED IN AGE/DATE OF BIRTH. (B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

BASED ON ASSESSMENT, THE PRODUCT MET SPECIFICATIONS AT THE TIME OF RELEASE. BASED ON THE INFORMATION OBTAINED, THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE REPORTED EVENT CANNOT BE DETERMINED CONCLUSIVELY. (B)(4).

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

INVESTIGATION, INCLUDING ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS, IS IN PROGRESS. A SUPPLEMENTAL MDR WILL BE FILED AS NECESSARY IN ACCORDANCE WITH 21 CFR 803.56 WHEN ADDITIONAL REPORTABLE INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. (B)(4).

Description of Event or Problem · 1

A DOCTOR REPORTED AN ANTERIOR CAPSULE TEAR WAS NOTED ON A PATIENT'S RIGHT EYE DURING INSERTION AND ASPIRATION PORTION OF A LASER ASSISTED CATARACT PROCEDURE. A SMALL BUBBLE WAS NOTED AROUND 9 O'CLOCK AT THE CAPSULE EDGE. THE DOCTOR INCREASED THE LASER ENERGY TO ENSURE A FREE CAPSULE. CAPSULE WAS FREE AND REMOVED WITHOUT DIFFICULTY. THE TEAR WAS NOTED IN THE AREA WHERE THE BUBBLE HAD BEEN. THE PLANNED INTRAOCULAR LENS WAS PLACED IN THE BAG. THE DOCTOR IS UNSURE HOW THE EVENT HAPPENED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
832184 LENSX LASER SYSTEM OPHTHALMIC FEMTOSECOND LASER OOE ALCON LENSX, INC. 550 NA

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 59 YR Other